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To any Spaniard, the gesture is instantly recognisable. That quick roll of the
fingers with the right hand means a thief has stolen your wallet or purse.
It is usually employed in a literal form when someone has fallen victim to
pickpockets in the street.

But it has also made an easy move to the world of football and might be best
translated in English sporting parlance as: “We was robbed.”

Perhaps mindful of the hot water they are already in with Uefa over comments
about referees, Real Madrid let their hands do the talking instead.
Cristiano Ronaldo, José Mourinho